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2012-03-27 09:40:30
The sixth edition of the Spain-India Dialogue Forum will be held in New Delhi on the 21st and 22nd of March and will include the participation of civil society and government members from both countries. The Forum is an event for dialogue and cooperation under the initiative of Casa Asia (Barcelona) Casa de la India (Valladolid) and the Indian Council of World Affairs (New Delhi), in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India, the Spanish Embassy in India, the Embassy of India in Spain and the Spain-India Council Foundation.
The Spain-India Dialogue Forum was launched in 2005 to cover a gap in the relations between both countries and has as its main objective to promote bilateral contacts and to facilitate a greater cooperation and exchange.
The sixth edition of the Spain-India Dialogue Forum will develop through five round tables where specific proposals will be presented with the goal to create a joint action plan:
1. Perspective on the evolution of political and economic order in Europe and Asia.
2. Political and strategic development in North Africa, West Asia and the Indian Ocean.
3. Global trade, financial institutions, currency issuing and monetary policies.
4. Key factors in economic competitiveness and infrastructure projects.
5. Culture and knowledge.
This edition of the Forum has a strong accent in Economy and it will have relevant participants such as Pedro Solbes (FRIDE), Jose Maria Robles (Santander) Joiel Akilan (BBVA), Elisa Robles (Centre for Industrial and Technological Development), Gonzalo Escribano (Instituto Elcano), Javier Carvajal (Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira) and Juan Jose Pina (CATA Tours), among others. Within the diplomatic area Jose Eugenio Salarich, Secretary General of the Spain-India Council Foundation, Francisco Javier Elorza, Spanish Ambassador to India, Ernesto Zulueta, Director General for North America, Asia and Pacific (MAEC), and Juan Jose Herrera de la Muela, General Director of Casa Asia will attend.
At his opening speech the General Director of Casa Asia, Juan Jose Herrera de la Muela, highlighted that "the highest aspiration of Casa Asia and the Dialogue is the approach and exchange of views in the field of international relations, economics and business. Herrera said that it is about identifying these proposals and issues that involve "a clear and shared opportunity to advance relations and strengthen ties between the civil societies of Spain and India." Within the economic field, the General Director of Casa Asia said that Spain has a great presence of companies in India within the areas of infrastructure, automotive, software, machinery or financial services, but the work to be done was huge because our country has a lot to offer to Indian companies as a logistics platform to Europe, as a technology partner, as a training center (some of the best business schools in the world are in our country), as a tourist destination and one of the world centres of telecommunications (3GSM).
The lehendakari Patxi Lopez, who will travel to India during the same dates leading a business delegation, attended the opening session of the Dialogue Forum, which will also include the participation of Basque companies and institutions, including Tecnalia, the technology corporation that has become an international leader in its field.
The Dialogue Forum will evaluate the conclusions of its last edition, held in Madrid in 2010, and will present the India and South Asia Observatory of Casa Asia, an information and knowledge multidisciplinary platform about this area of the world.
Source: Globalasia. com
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2012-03-27 11:03:37
The Swiss airline, Swiss International Air Lines, has started the first quarter of the year by adding additional frequencies on existing routes in Spain and launching flights to new destinations, such as expanding routes to China. Likewise, Swiss has maintained its commitment to the airports of Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca and Valencia, by keeping up the 147 weekly flights and expanding existing services for the summer period.
2011 was a positive year for SWISS, obtaining an operating profit of CHF 306 million while its income from operating activities amounted to 4,927 million Swiss francs (over 4,036 million euros). It also beat its own record for passenger transport, with more than 15.3 million. In 2011 the company increased operations to and from our country by 30%.
Swiss International Air Lines (Group) achieved revenues from operating activities of 4,927 million Swiss francs in 2011, up 3% compared to 4,474 million Swiss francs in the previous year. The airline achieved an operating profit of 306 million Swiss francs, compared with the 368 million in 2010. Last year the company operated a total of 150,131 flights, up 6.2% (141,405) over the previous year, and managed to beat its own record with 15,317,275 passengers, an increase of 8.1% in relation to 2010.
During 2011, SWISS increased its number of flights to and from Spain by 30%, thus enabling them to carry over 1.6 million passengers to and from Spain, according to figures from AENA - representing an increase of 26% over the same period last year. The company currently operates 147 weekly flights between Switzerland and five major national airports: Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca and Valencia.
As for its offer to the Asian giant, Swiss has increased its offer to China with the newly opened route to Beijing, a destination to be added to Hong Kong and Shanghai. This new frequency operates five weekly services between Zurich - Beijing and SWISS plans to make this destination a daily service (7 flights per week) from May 31 of the present year.
Source: Globalasia. com
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2011 was a positive year for SWISS, obtaining an operating profit of CHF 306 million while its income from operating activities amounted to 4,927 million Swiss francs (over 4,036 million euros). It also beat its own record for passenger transport, with more than 15.3 million. In 2011 the company increased operations to and from our country by 30%.
Swiss International Air Lines (Group) achieved revenues from operating activities of 4,927 million Swiss francs in 2011, up 3% compared to 4,474 million Swiss francs in the previous year. The airline achieved an operating profit of 306 million Swiss francs, compared with the 368 million in 2010. Last year the company operated a total of 150,131 flights, up 6.2% (141,405) over the previous year, and managed to beat its own record with 15,317,275 passengers, an increase of 8.1% in relation to 2010.
During 2011, SWISS increased its number of flights to and from Spain by 30%, thus enabling them to carry over 1.6 million passengers to and from Spain, according to figures from AENA - representing an increase of 26% over the same period last year. The company currently operates 147 weekly flights between Switzerland and five major national airports: Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca and Valencia.
As for its offer to the Asian giant, Swiss has increased its offer to China with the newly opened route to Beijing, a destination to be added to Hong Kong and Shanghai. This new frequency operates five weekly services between Zurich - Beijing and SWISS plans to make this destination a daily service (7 flights per week) from May 31 of the present year.
Source: Globalasia. com
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2012-03-28 07:39:25
As expected, Boeing has delivered the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner of the company to JAL. What was not expected was that they would be two planes.
All Nippon Airways, ANA, is no longer the only operator of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Its competitor in Japan, Japan Airlines, JAL, also has its first two models, delivered by Boeing in a double ceremony in Everett where the factory of these planes is located.
JAL’s Boeing 787 Deamliners are the first to have General Electric GEnx engines, and with them, JAL will open new routes it has not yet flown to, starting with Boston (April) and San Diego (end of year) from Tokyo.
The Boeing 787 with GEnx engines was certified by the FAA on March 10.
Source: Fly News
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All Nippon Airways, ANA, is no longer the only operator of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Its competitor in Japan, Japan Airlines, JAL, also has its first two models, delivered by Boeing in a double ceremony in Everett where the factory of these planes is located.
JAL’s Boeing 787 Deamliners are the first to have General Electric GEnx engines, and with them, JAL will open new routes it has not yet flown to, starting with Boston (April) and San Diego (end of year) from Tokyo.
The Boeing 787 with GEnx engines was certified by the FAA on March 10.
Source: Fly News
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2012-03-28 08:40:52
Alimentaria is one of the most important food and drinks trade shows in the world. This fact is recognised by the major international operators in food and drink manufacturing, distribution and trade. This is a benchmark event whose success derives from highly specialised offerings, innovation and a tireless commitment to the show's international focus.
It is being held in Fira de Barcelona from 26-29 March 2012. Alimentaria will once again become an international business centre for all professionals of the food and drinks industry.
More than 140,000 international operators from the food and drinks industry visit the show to meet with suppliers, network and find new products to entice their customers.
81’5% of international visitors from last edition feel completely satisfied with their visit. 86,5% said they will come back to Alimentaria and 90% of them would recommend the Show to a colleague.
It is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to find the best suppliers, learn about new products and solutions, discover the major trends in the sector and network with industry agents.
Source: Fira de Barcelona
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It is being held in Fira de Barcelona from 26-29 March 2012. Alimentaria will once again become an international business centre for all professionals of the food and drinks industry.
More than 140,000 international operators from the food and drinks industry visit the show to meet with suppliers, network and find new products to entice their customers.
81’5% of international visitors from last edition feel completely satisfied with their visit. 86,5% said they will come back to Alimentaria and 90% of them would recommend the Show to a colleague.
It is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to find the best suppliers, learn about new products and solutions, discover the major trends in the sector and network with industry agents.
Source: Fira de Barcelona
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2012-03-28 14:49:42
This is one of the conclusions drawn from the report "fDi Cities and Regions of the Future 2012/2013".
Barcelona occupies overall first place among the cities of Southern Europe. This is one of the conclusions drawn from the study fDi Cities and Regions of the Future 2012/2013.
This report, published by the magazine fDi of the Financial Times, annually compares 253 cities and 110 European regions and produces a ranking based on a set of indicators regarding the following competitivity factors: economic potential, cost/effectiveness, human resources, quality of life, infrastructures, business friendliness and foreign development investment promotion strategy.
Sònia Recasens, Deputy Mayor of Barcelona and responsible for the area of Economy, Business and Employment at Barcelona City Council, stated that "this news shows that we are on the right track and encourages us to carry on working to join efforts and make Barcelona an engine of economic renovation".
In this respect she also referred to the work being carried out by the initiative 'Barcelona Creixement', ('Barcelona Growth'), promoted by the city council, the objectives of which include projecting the city internationally and establishing it as a destination and origin of business activity.
Moving up in the ranking of foreign investment promotion
As regards the fDi report, it should be pointed out that the Catalan capital and the rest of Catalonia are progressing in international consideration in terms of foreign development investment promotion strategy. In this respect, Barcelona occupies fourth place in the global ranking, while Catalonia moves up from 10th to 2nd position.
With respect to Southern Europe, Barcelona and Catalonia have moved up the ladder to first place in terms of foreign investment promotion in this geographical area.
Among the top 25 cities
In the overall ranking, Barcelona stands at position 22 and the region of Catalonia at 19 among the top 25 cities and European regions –respectively– in terms of its future potential.
The report highlights the Catalan capital as the only Mediterranean city and the only city within the Spanish State that appears among the top 25 European cities. In other areas, such as in human resources, Barcelona occupies a noteworthy 8th position among the big European cities and 10th position concerning business and infrastructure.
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FDI Cities and Regions of the Future 2012/2013
Source: Barcelona City Council - Barcelona Good News
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Barcelona occupies overall first place among the cities of Southern Europe. This is one of the conclusions drawn from the study fDi Cities and Regions of the Future 2012/2013.
This report, published by the magazine fDi of the Financial Times, annually compares 253 cities and 110 European regions and produces a ranking based on a set of indicators regarding the following competitivity factors: economic potential, cost/effectiveness, human resources, quality of life, infrastructures, business friendliness and foreign development investment promotion strategy.
Sònia Recasens, Deputy Mayor of Barcelona and responsible for the area of Economy, Business and Employment at Barcelona City Council, stated that "this news shows that we are on the right track and encourages us to carry on working to join efforts and make Barcelona an engine of economic renovation".
In this respect she also referred to the work being carried out by the initiative 'Barcelona Creixement', ('Barcelona Growth'), promoted by the city council, the objectives of which include projecting the city internationally and establishing it as a destination and origin of business activity.
Moving up in the ranking of foreign investment promotion
As regards the fDi report, it should be pointed out that the Catalan capital and the rest of Catalonia are progressing in international consideration in terms of foreign development investment promotion strategy. In this respect, Barcelona occupies fourth place in the global ranking, while Catalonia moves up from 10th to 2nd position.
With respect to Southern Europe, Barcelona and Catalonia have moved up the ladder to first place in terms of foreign investment promotion in this geographical area.
Among the top 25 cities
In the overall ranking, Barcelona stands at position 22 and the region of Catalonia at 19 among the top 25 cities and European regions –respectively– in terms of its future potential.
The report highlights the Catalan capital as the only Mediterranean city and the only city within the Spanish State that appears among the top 25 European cities. In other areas, such as in human resources, Barcelona occupies a noteworthy 8th position among the big European cities and 10th position concerning business and infrastructure.
More Information:
FDI Cities and Regions of the Future 2012/2013
Source: Barcelona City Council - Barcelona Good News
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2012-03-28 14:59:01
The Asian and Latin American continents are areas which are growing rapidly, in comparison to the current crisis which can be seen in developed economies.
On 22 March, Casa Asia and the INSEAD business school presented the study "Spain's role in the economic ties between Asia and Latin America. Large corporations, SMEs and Barcelona city as the liaising elements between the two areas", with the aim to create awareness on the potential of Barcelona, Catalonia and Spain as the link between these two continents.
The report, which includes collaboration from Barcelona City Council, Garrigues and the Pompeu Fabra University, states that Asia and Latin America are the areas with the most growth within the current crisis which is present in developed economies and analyses the role played by the cities, especially Barcelona, as bridges and centres for economic development and as possible headquarters for Asian and Latin American companies.
Sònia Recasens, Deputy Mayor for the Economy, Business and Employment of Barcelona City Council, highlighted that "our companies have the challenge and opportunity to establish and take advantage of all these synergies created with Latin America and Asia, especially with China". Recasens added that "we have to be capable of attracting investment and economic activity from strategic markets, such as China or India, towards Barcelona, in order to obtain good positioning within Latin America".
Eleven success stories, half of which are linked to the Catalonian capital
The study also reflects on the degree to which Spain has acted as a bridge between Asia and Latin America, and includes the experiences of several Spanish companies, half of which are linked to the Catalonian capital, and are currently trading on both continents.
The analysed companies are: Farmaegara, Ficosa Internacional, Miguel Torres S.A., Port de Barcelona, Singapore Arilines (these five are linked to Barcelona), Alfa Hogar, BBVA, Repsol YPF, Cemex, Garrigues and Telefónica. These are companies of different sizes and from different sectors, but all of them perform a liaison function and may be an example to follow for other SMEs on their journey towards international expansion.
According to the study, the main areas in which Spain has potential to play an essential role in relationships between Asia and Latin America are: tourism, cultural and educational exchanges, renewable energy, infrastructures and construction.
Barcelona stands out thanks to its geographic location and its infrastructures
Within this context, Barcelona plays an important role as a logistics centre thanks to Port de Barcelona, which distributes an increasing volume of Asian products, and as a hub for the flights belonging to Singapore Arilines flying on towards Latin America. Also highlighting Catalonian companies that act as a commercial or production liaison, (Farmaegara, Miguel Torres S.A.) and can manage to involve sectors as strategic as is that of R&D (Ficosa Internacional).
Aside from its geographic location and infrastructure, the report underlines the promotion Barcelona carries out for industries based on innovation and knowledge, as well as the actions which are developed by the city council with a view to attract foreign investments.
Source: Barcelona City Council - Barcelona good news
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On 22 March, Casa Asia and the INSEAD business school presented the study "Spain's role in the economic ties between Asia and Latin America. Large corporations, SMEs and Barcelona city as the liaising elements between the two areas", with the aim to create awareness on the potential of Barcelona, Catalonia and Spain as the link between these two continents.
The report, which includes collaboration from Barcelona City Council, Garrigues and the Pompeu Fabra University, states that Asia and Latin America are the areas with the most growth within the current crisis which is present in developed economies and analyses the role played by the cities, especially Barcelona, as bridges and centres for economic development and as possible headquarters for Asian and Latin American companies.
Sònia Recasens, Deputy Mayor for the Economy, Business and Employment of Barcelona City Council, highlighted that "our companies have the challenge and opportunity to establish and take advantage of all these synergies created with Latin America and Asia, especially with China". Recasens added that "we have to be capable of attracting investment and economic activity from strategic markets, such as China or India, towards Barcelona, in order to obtain good positioning within Latin America".
Eleven success stories, half of which are linked to the Catalonian capital
The study also reflects on the degree to which Spain has acted as a bridge between Asia and Latin America, and includes the experiences of several Spanish companies, half of which are linked to the Catalonian capital, and are currently trading on both continents.
The analysed companies are: Farmaegara, Ficosa Internacional, Miguel Torres S.A., Port de Barcelona, Singapore Arilines (these five are linked to Barcelona), Alfa Hogar, BBVA, Repsol YPF, Cemex, Garrigues and Telefónica. These are companies of different sizes and from different sectors, but all of them perform a liaison function and may be an example to follow for other SMEs on their journey towards international expansion.
According to the study, the main areas in which Spain has potential to play an essential role in relationships between Asia and Latin America are: tourism, cultural and educational exchanges, renewable energy, infrastructures and construction.
Barcelona stands out thanks to its geographic location and its infrastructures
Within this context, Barcelona plays an important role as a logistics centre thanks to Port de Barcelona, which distributes an increasing volume of Asian products, and as a hub for the flights belonging to Singapore Arilines flying on towards Latin America. Also highlighting Catalonian companies that act as a commercial or production liaison, (Farmaegara, Miguel Torres S.A.) and can manage to involve sectors as strategic as is that of R&D (Ficosa Internacional).
Aside from its geographic location and infrastructure, the report underlines the promotion Barcelona carries out for industries based on innovation and knowledge, as well as the actions which are developed by the city council with a view to attract foreign investments.
Source: Barcelona City Council - Barcelona good news
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2012-03-30 08:25:39
IATA’s latest 2012 industry forecast has airlines in the Middle East as the big winners, with the annual profit forecast for the region's airlines revised from USD300 million to USD500 million. It does come with a caveat though: a spike in oil prices could turn the forecast profit into a USD200 million loss for the region’s airlines.
In 2011, airlines in the Middle East reported a combined annual profit of approximately USD1 billion, according to IATA’s estimate. Despite the regional disruptions and spiralling price of oil, passengers in the region kept flying and Middle Eastern carriers increasingly developed their links with the rest of the world.
As they have been for years, financial results for Middle Eastern carriers were unevenly spread across the region.
Source: BARDC and CAPA
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In 2011, airlines in the Middle East reported a combined annual profit of approximately USD1 billion, according to IATA’s estimate. Despite the regional disruptions and spiralling price of oil, passengers in the region kept flying and Middle Eastern carriers increasingly developed their links with the rest of the world.
As they have been for years, financial results for Middle Eastern carriers were unevenly spread across the region.
Source: BARDC and CAPA
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2012-03-30 08:35:21
Chinese companies are moving to take over more and more European companies, according to research by Ernst & Young Global Ltd released on Wednesday.
Ernst & Young reported that Japan and China led the pack in making investments in Europe in the first two months of 2012, completing nearly $11 billion in deals. They were followed by South Korea, India and Australia.
Michel Driessen, partner at Ernst & Young, said Asian investors' interest in Europe has increased since 2010 and is likely to become even bigger in 2012.
"It is clear that Asian investors understand the financial backdrop in Europe at present and are keen to take advantage of this situation," Driessen said.
"Pricing, exchange rates and deal dynamics are all working to the benefit of Asian investors at present. It is the right time to acquire for growth in Europe."
The deals pertained to a wide variety of businesses, most of them being in the industrial product, computer service and software, financial service and chemical industries.
According to Ernst & Young, Asian companies should try to expand in Europe because that will allow them to immediately gain loyal customers and quickly increase the size of their market shares.
Europe will also give them a solid means of expanding further into other international markets.
Ernst & Young also said Asian companies hope to enter Germany, Britain and other countries to pursue more research and development and innovation, thereby strengthening their products and improving their ability to conduct research and development in the Asia-Pacific region.
The combination of these influences has driven the Asia-Pacific region to increasingly turn to Europe to make acquisitions.
During the past five years, Australia has become the lead buyer in this area, accounting for 22 percent of the foreign merger and acquisition deals that were completed in Europe. It was followed by India, with 19 percent, China, with 18 percent, and Japan, with 18 percent.
Japan has spent more on mergers and acquisitions in Europe than any other market in the Asia-Pacific region, having invested about $79 billion since 2007.
Driessen said the ongoing financial and economic situation in Europe is giving Asia-Pacific companies opportunities to make interesting purchases at attractive prices.
Source: By Cecily Liu in London (China Daily)
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Ernst & Young reported that Japan and China led the pack in making investments in Europe in the first two months of 2012, completing nearly $11 billion in deals. They were followed by South Korea, India and Australia.
Michel Driessen, partner at Ernst & Young, said Asian investors' interest in Europe has increased since 2010 and is likely to become even bigger in 2012.
"It is clear that Asian investors understand the financial backdrop in Europe at present and are keen to take advantage of this situation," Driessen said.
"Pricing, exchange rates and deal dynamics are all working to the benefit of Asian investors at present. It is the right time to acquire for growth in Europe."
The deals pertained to a wide variety of businesses, most of them being in the industrial product, computer service and software, financial service and chemical industries.
According to Ernst & Young, Asian companies should try to expand in Europe because that will allow them to immediately gain loyal customers and quickly increase the size of their market shares.
Europe will also give them a solid means of expanding further into other international markets.
Ernst & Young also said Asian companies hope to enter Germany, Britain and other countries to pursue more research and development and innovation, thereby strengthening their products and improving their ability to conduct research and development in the Asia-Pacific region.
The combination of these influences has driven the Asia-Pacific region to increasingly turn to Europe to make acquisitions.
During the past five years, Australia has become the lead buyer in this area, accounting for 22 percent of the foreign merger and acquisition deals that were completed in Europe. It was followed by India, with 19 percent, China, with 18 percent, and Japan, with 18 percent.
Japan has spent more on mergers and acquisitions in Europe than any other market in the Asia-Pacific region, having invested about $79 billion since 2007.
Driessen said the ongoing financial and economic situation in Europe is giving Asia-Pacific companies opportunities to make interesting purchases at attractive prices.
Source: By Cecily Liu in London (China Daily)
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2012-03-30 10:40:13
The subsidiary of the North American multinational has invested a million euros in the project, which aims to provide a ‘cloud computing’ solution service throughout Europe.
Barcelona is monopolizing the interest of large technological groups. These companies choose the Catalan capital to install their research centres (R+D+i). The North American multinational CSC will invest a million euros in the creation this year of a centre of excellence for cloud computing in the Catalan capital, which will also work for customers throughout Europe.
Víctor Cuatrecasas, managing director of CSC Catalonia, believes the project will generate up to a hundred new jobs. In the initial stage, the centre of excellence will have a workforce of thirty employees, which will be completed subsequently in a second stage, until reaching a hundred people. The company does not yet have a clear idea of the location of the centre and is studying several options, admitted Cuatrecasas. A likely alternative is that the project will take shape in the facilities belonging to the office of the Catalan delegation (located in the Diagonal of Barcelona), where there is room for thirty people, says the director, and later on they will move to another building.
With this project, CSC joins Fujitsu, Colt and Altran, among others, in the installation of centres for research or solution development in Barcelona. The three head offices coincide in that they will work with European customers and in the importance of the Catalan capital in promoting their business.
CSC, with its head office in Falls Church (Virginia, USA), has been present in Spain since 1991 with over 950 employees divided between the offices of Barcelona (where there are 200 people), Madrid and Asturias, where they opened a centre of technological excellence in 2003. On a national scale, the firm reached a turnover of 44 million euros last year. Worldwide, they have 93,000 workers in 90 countries. In 2010, CSC had a turnover of 16,200 million dollars (12,273 million euros).
Strategic plan
The centre of excellence is one of the “challenges” of CSC in Catalonia, according to Cuatrecasas, which wishes to continue an innovative line with cloud computing solutions. The technological firm will not embark on this adventure alone (although it does want to lead it), but rather aims to find other partners to collaborate with. The firm is not considering any takeover or fusion in the short term.
The strategic plan of CSC in Catalonia has other challenges such as the “verticalization of its services”, said Cuatrecasas. “We want people who are specialized in each of our industries”, he added. The financial, food, pharmaceutical and, especially, health industries, are CSC’s main customers.
80% of the company’s customers are firms (such as Cepsa, Gas Natural or Thyssenkkrupp), whereas the rest belong to the Public Administration (the Principality of Asturias and Barcelona City Council, among others). In this sense, public tenders (like the current one concerning ICT services for the Catalan Regional Government), “are a very important area of growth for us”, stated Víctor Cuatrecasas.
Source: Expansión
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Barcelona is monopolizing the interest of large technological groups. These companies choose the Catalan capital to install their research centres (R+D+i). The North American multinational CSC will invest a million euros in the creation this year of a centre of excellence for cloud computing in the Catalan capital, which will also work for customers throughout Europe.
Víctor Cuatrecasas, managing director of CSC Catalonia, believes the project will generate up to a hundred new jobs. In the initial stage, the centre of excellence will have a workforce of thirty employees, which will be completed subsequently in a second stage, until reaching a hundred people. The company does not yet have a clear idea of the location of the centre and is studying several options, admitted Cuatrecasas. A likely alternative is that the project will take shape in the facilities belonging to the office of the Catalan delegation (located in the Diagonal of Barcelona), where there is room for thirty people, says the director, and later on they will move to another building.
With this project, CSC joins Fujitsu, Colt and Altran, among others, in the installation of centres for research or solution development in Barcelona. The three head offices coincide in that they will work with European customers and in the importance of the Catalan capital in promoting their business.
CSC, with its head office in Falls Church (Virginia, USA), has been present in Spain since 1991 with over 950 employees divided between the offices of Barcelona (where there are 200 people), Madrid and Asturias, where they opened a centre of technological excellence in 2003. On a national scale, the firm reached a turnover of 44 million euros last year. Worldwide, they have 93,000 workers in 90 countries. In 2010, CSC had a turnover of 16,200 million dollars (12,273 million euros).
Strategic plan
The centre of excellence is one of the “challenges” of CSC in Catalonia, according to Cuatrecasas, which wishes to continue an innovative line with cloud computing solutions. The technological firm will not embark on this adventure alone (although it does want to lead it), but rather aims to find other partners to collaborate with. The firm is not considering any takeover or fusion in the short term.
The strategic plan of CSC in Catalonia has other challenges such as the “verticalization of its services”, said Cuatrecasas. “We want people who are specialized in each of our industries”, he added. The financial, food, pharmaceutical and, especially, health industries, are CSC’s main customers.
80% of the company’s customers are firms (such as Cepsa, Gas Natural or Thyssenkkrupp), whereas the rest belong to the Public Administration (the Principality of Asturias and Barcelona City Council, among others). In this sense, public tenders (like the current one concerning ICT services for the Catalan Regional Government), “are a very important area of growth for us”, stated Víctor Cuatrecasas.
Source: Expansión
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2012-03-30 11:02:43
Adelte Group, a company specializing in the design and manufacture of boarding bridges for airports and ports, has won a contract of 16.4 million euros to equip the new shipping terminal Kai Tak, in Hong Kong (China).
Team Ports & Maritime, a subsidiary of Adelte, will supply five boarding bridges for cruise passengers after winning the tender launched by the Government of the old British Colony. This, according to Adelte, is the largest contract of this type in the port industry.
The boarding bridges, which will be manufactured at Team’s factory in Monzón (Huesca), will enable both large cruise ships and smaller pleasure craft to dock in Kai Tak. With the new terminal, designed by the British architect Norman Foster, Hong Kong aims to become the leading cruise port in Asia.
The fingers will have external lighting and photovoltaic plaques to produce electricity, and will be conditioned so as to enable access to people with reduced mobility.
Once manufactured, the boarding bridges will be assembled at Barcelona Port, where they will set sail for Hong Kong. They are expected to reach the Chinese city in the middle of 2013.
“This contract consolidates Team in the region”, indicated yesterday Josep Maria Bartomeu, CEO of Adelte Group. Last September, Bartomeu, who is Vice-president for sport of FC Barcelona, allowed the venture capital firm Baring Private Equity Partners into the shareholding of the company, with a 48% share. The Bartomeu family – which founded the group in 1992 – now holds 52% of the capital, together with minority shareholders. Baring also purchased 48% of EFS–Equipo Facilty Services, a firm linked to Adelte and also controlled by the Bartomeu family.
The incorporation of the new shareholder coincides with the return of Adelte to the business of airport fingers, five years after selling this line of activity to the multinational ThyssenKrupp.
Source: Expansión
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Team Ports & Maritime, a subsidiary of Adelte, will supply five boarding bridges for cruise passengers after winning the tender launched by the Government of the old British Colony. This, according to Adelte, is the largest contract of this type in the port industry.
The boarding bridges, which will be manufactured at Team’s factory in Monzón (Huesca), will enable both large cruise ships and smaller pleasure craft to dock in Kai Tak. With the new terminal, designed by the British architect Norman Foster, Hong Kong aims to become the leading cruise port in Asia.
The fingers will have external lighting and photovoltaic plaques to produce electricity, and will be conditioned so as to enable access to people with reduced mobility.
Once manufactured, the boarding bridges will be assembled at Barcelona Port, where they will set sail for Hong Kong. They are expected to reach the Chinese city in the middle of 2013.
“This contract consolidates Team in the region”, indicated yesterday Josep Maria Bartomeu, CEO of Adelte Group. Last September, Bartomeu, who is Vice-president for sport of FC Barcelona, allowed the venture capital firm Baring Private Equity Partners into the shareholding of the company, with a 48% share. The Bartomeu family – which founded the group in 1992 – now holds 52% of the capital, together with minority shareholders. Baring also purchased 48% of EFS–Equipo Facilty Services, a firm linked to Adelte and also controlled by the Bartomeu family.
The incorporation of the new shareholder coincides with the return of Adelte to the business of airport fingers, five years after selling this line of activity to the multinational ThyssenKrupp.
Source: Expansión
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Barcelona Air Route Development Committee promotes Barcelona Airport intercontinental flights.
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